Thread: Rifle choice: $1600 budget

Originally Posted by Nick-D

The houge Howas stocks on the other hand, pretty soft and flimsy. Better shot of a pack than a bipod if repeatability is required.

I had a Howa Ranch (1500?) in 243 with a Hogue. It shot like a laser, and I shot off a bipod. I'm not sure where you get flimsy from, the stock was solid to the point I didn't like the weight.

Best shot I had on it was shooting a fallow half-yearling (not much more than a handbag) through the heart at 335m. That was on a 3-9x40 Nikon scope with a plex reticule.

Originally Posted by vulcannz

I had a Howa Ranch (1500?) in 243 with a Hogue. It shot like a laser, and I shot off a bipod. I'm not sure where you get flimsy from, the stock was solid to the point I didn't like the weight.

Best shot I had on it was shooting a fallow half-yearling (not much more than a handbag) through the heart at 335m. That was on a 3-9x40 Nikon scope with a plex reticule.

On my mates one (which shoots like a laser) but we found that we could relatively easily torque the stock to the point that it could put pressure on the barrel, that's not going to happen often and shouldnt happen off a bench etc but the potential is there. They are flexible and always wonder how much more flexible they might become in the heat. Still amazing bang for the buck tho.